ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,354,577, issued on July 8.
"System and method for universal auxiliary footswitch" was invented by Ryan Keller (Palmerton, Pa.), Thomas Anthony Murtaugh (Jim Thorpe, Pa.) and Garrett Glen Hoskins (Bath, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for a universal aux footswitch for controlling digital guitar pedals. The footswitch has multiple internal control circuits which are selectable. The footswitch is compatible with diode based switching, Strymon, Meris, and Boss style digital guitar pedals. The footswitch has a mounting bracket with breakaway panels so that its size may be tailored to various size pedals."
The patent wa...